I’m watching a segment on Rachel Maddow’s show which highlights a new attempt by the Republicans in the Pennsylvania Legislature to suppress Democratic votes in the states. Specifically, they are proposing legislation that creates a “Select Committee on Election Integrity.” This committee, will have the power to subpoena ballots while they are being counted during the Presidential Election, oversee the election, and even call election officials in to testify.
Well...what could happen, right? Subpoenaing ballots During the election? Of course they’ll be ballots from Dem districts that get called in to question. Yes, it’s scary. Rachel essentially surmised that if it is successful, this is the blueprint for the Pennsylvania legislature to insert it’s own slate of electors loyal to Trump and will prompt other states where the Republicans control the legislature to do the same. Essentially, they are going to manufacture the “fraud” to allow the Supreme Court to give the election to Trump.
Election officials in Pennsylvania have been begging the legislature to allow them to start counting ballots early...but of course...this is their solution. The Dems fought like hell to keep this from coming out of the committee but were unsuccessful. I think the full body can’t vote on it until December 1 when the legislature is back in session. God help us…
Here’s a link to the story: www.pennlive.com/...